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Georges Flamant
Georges Flamant (1903–1990) was a French film actor. Flamant came to attention for his role as a pimp in Jean Renoir's 1931 film ''La Chienne'' where he starred alongside Janie Marèse. He began a relationship with Marèse, but while driving on a holiday in the South of France their car crashed and she was killed.Crisp p.48 Flamant was widely vilified in the press for his role in the tragedy, and was ostracised by some parts of the film community for several years. He subsequently married the star Viviane Romance, and appeared alongside her in several productions. His final film performance was in François Truffaut's New Wave drama ''The 400 Blows'' in 1959. Selected filmography * ''La Chienne'' (1931) * ''The Faceless Voice'' (1933) * ''The Dying Land'' (1936) * '' The Kings of Sport'' (1937) * ''Women's Prison'' (1938) * ''Gibraltar'' (1938) * '' The Puritan'' (1938) * '' The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938) * '' Angelica'' (1939) * '' Vénus aveugle'' (1941) * '' A Woma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunis
''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 = +01:00 , timezone1_DST = , utc_offset1_DST = , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 1xxx, 2xxx , area_code_type = Calling code , area_code = 71 , iso_code = TN-11, TN-12, TN-13 and TN-14 , blank_name_sec2 = geoTLD , blank_info_sec2 = .tn , website = , footnotes = Tunis ( ar, تونس ') is the capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kings Of Sport
''The Kings of Sport'' (French: ''Les rois du sport'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Raimu, Fernandel and Jules Berry.Rège p.243 It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier. The football scenes were shot at the Stade de l'Huveaune home of Olympique Marseille, who were the reigning champions of France at the time. Synopsis Two waiters from Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ... become involved in the world of sports organisation and gambling. Cast References Bibliography * Philippe Rège. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1937 films 1930s sports comedy films French spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Male Film Actors
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1990 Deaths
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1903 Births
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Three Days To Live
''Three Days to Live'' (french: Trois jours à vivre) is a 1957 French crime film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Daniel Gélin, Jeanne Moreau and Lino Ventura.Goble p.474 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris and on location in Le Havre and Rouen. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Briaucourt. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in August 1957. Synopsis An actor, struggling as a part of a company touring the provinces, identifies the suspect in a murder case and becomes an overnight sensation. However the man he has accused escapes and now threatens him. Cast * Daniel Gélin as Simon Belin * Jeanne Moreau as Jeanne Fortin * Lino Ventura as Lino Ferrari * Georges Flamant as Inspector Segalier * Albert Augier as Dédé * Aimé Clariond as Charlie Bianchi * Roland Armontel as Alexandre Bérimont * Joëlle Bernard as Mauricette * Moustache as Davros * Robert Rollis as Lucien Morisot * Evelyne Rey as Bélina * Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Magali
''Operation Magali'' (French: ''Opération Magali'') is a 1953 French thriller film directed by László V. Kish and starring Raymond Souplex, Nicole Maurey and Germaine Montero.Parish & Pitts p.548 It is based on the 1951 novel ''Operation Magali'' by Maurice Dekobra. It was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. Synopsis Magali is the moll of a gang leader, but jealous of his behaviour towards a younger woman she threatens to go the police and inform about his activities. The gangster wants her silenced and turns to Mario, a retired criminal, to do the hit. Reluctantly he agrees but approaches the police for help, who advise him to play along with the scheme. When Magali is then found murdered, suspicion naturally turns to Mario. Cast * Raymond Souplex as Commissaire Paoli * André Le Gall as Mario Boulard * Nicole Maurey as Manon * Germaine Montero as Magali * Philippe Nicaud as Le guitariste * Georges Flamant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleven Men And A Ball
''Eleven Men and a Ball'' (Italian: ''11 uomini e un pallone'') is a 1948 Italian sports comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Carlo Dapporto, Carlo Campanini and Clelia Matania.Chiti & Poppi p.385 The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio. Synopsis To prevent a gifted player performing for his team in a decisive match, the opposing club go to greatlengths to try to avoid him making it to the game. Cast * Carlo Dapporto as Romeo * Carlo Campanini as Achille * Clelia Matania as Clelia * Ernesto Almirante as Il professore * Adriana Serra as Cassiera bar * Enrico Luzi as Un barista * Ferruccio Amendola * Giorgio Baraghi * Fiorella Betti * Arturo Bragaglia * Bruno Cantalamessa * Andrea De Pino * Maria Dominiani * Georges Flamant * Fedele Gentile * Greta Gonda * Fausto Guerzoni * Felice Minotti * Piero Pastore * Giovanni Petrucci * Paolo Reale * Agostino Salvietti * Octave Senoret * Bruno Smith Bruno Smith Nogueira Camargo (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Woman In The Night
''A Woman in the Night'' (French: ''Une femme dans la nuit'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville and starring Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant and Claude Dauphin (actor), Claude Dauphin.Rège p.469 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou. Cast * Viviane Romance as Denise Lorin * Georges Flamant as Armand Leroy * Claude Dauphin (actor), Claude Dauphin as François Rousseau * Henri Guisol as Gustave * Marion Malville as Nicole Serin-Ledoux * Andrex (actor), Andrex as Le charbonnier * Pierre Stéphen as Campolli * Lysiane Rey as Lucie Février * Édouard Delmont as Le père Rousseau * Yves Deniaud (actor), Yves Deniaud as Maxime * Jacqueline Hervé as L'ouvreuse * Jane Marken as Madame Béghin * Robert Moor as Le baron Hochecorne * Marcelle Naudia as Madame Serin-Ledoux * Gaston Orbal as La Douleur * Félix Oudart as Monsieur Serin-Ledoux * Gilberte Prévost as La serveuse * Jacques Tarride as Un comédien * Vanda Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vénus Aveugle
''Vénus aveugle'' (''Blind Venus'') is a 1941 French film melodrama, directed by Abel Gance, and one of the first films to be undertaken in France during the German occupation. (It is also sometimes cited as ''La Vénus aveugle''.) In the upheaval following the German invasion of France, in summer 1940 Abel Gance went to the Free Zone in the south and arranged a contract to make a film at the Victorine Studios in Nice. The original title was to be ''Messaline, drame des temps modernes'' ("Messalina, a drama of modern times"), but it was later changed to ''Vénus aveugle''. Although the film is not set in any specified period, Gance wanted it to be seen as relevant to the contemporary situation in France. He wrote, "...''La Vénus aveugle'' is at the crossroads of reality and legend... The heroine ... gradually sinks deeper and deeper into despair. Only when she has reached the bottom of the abyss does she encounter the smile of Providence that life reserves for those who have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelica (1939 Film)
''Angelica'' (French: ''Angélica'', Italian: ''Rosa di sangue'') is a 1939 French-Italian adventure film directed by Jean Choux and starring Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant and Guillaume de Sax. It is based on a novel by Pierre Benoît.Slavin p.220 It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfredo Manzi and Pierre Schild. Cast * Viviane Romance as Angélica * Georges Flamant as Dom Manrique Ruiz / Salvador * Guillaume de Sax as Diaz * Paul Amiot as Iramundi * Marcelle Yrven as Yacca * Geo Bury as Alvarez * Raymond Galle as Ramirez * Pierre Labry as L'officier * Marcel Maupi as Domingo * Monique Thibaut Monique is a female given name. It is the French form of the name Monica. The name has enjoyed some popularity in the United States since about 1955, and is less common in other English-speaking countries except for Canada although mostly used ... as Manuela References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strange Monsieur Victor
''The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (French: ''L'Étrange Monsieur Victor'') is a 1938 French-German drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Raimu, Pierre Blanchar and Madeleine Renaud. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. The film was made by the German major studio Universum Film AG in collaboration with its French subsidiary. It was the thirteenth most popular film at the French box office in 1938.Driskell p.207 Synopsis Victor Agardanne, a respectable businessman in Toulon, secretly works as a fence receiving stolen goods. When he is threatened with blackmail over his clandestine activities, he murders the man. He allows an innocent man to be arrested for the crime and be sent to a South American penal colony. When the wronged man escapes from prison, he heads back to Toulon to seek revenge against whoever really committed the murder. Cast * Raimu as Victor Agardanne * Pierre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
